Al-Inshiqaq

اِذَا السَّمَآءُ انْشَقَّتۡۙ‏ ١

Izas samaaa'un shaqqat

When the sky has split [open]

وَاَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡۙ‏ ٢

Wa azinat li Rabbihaa wa huqqat

And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

وَاِذَا الۡاَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡؕ‏ ٣

Wa izal ardu muddat

And when the earth has been extended

وَاَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيۡهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡۙ‏ ٤

Wa alqat maa feehaa wa takhallat

And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it].

وَاَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡؕ‏ ٥

Wa azinat li Rabbihaa wa huqqat

And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -

يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡاِنۡسَانُ اِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ كَدۡحًا فَمُلٰقِيۡهِ​ۚ‏ ٦

Yaaa ayyuhal insaanu innaka kaadihun ilaa Rabbika kad han famulaaqeeh

O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.

فَاَمَّا مَنۡ اُوۡتِىَ كِتٰبَهٗ بِيَمِيۡنِهٖۙ‏ ٧

Fa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo biyameenih

Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,

فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَّسِيۡرًا ۙ‏ ٨

Fasawfa yuhaasabu hi saabai yaseeraa

He will be judged with an easy account

وَّيَنۡقَلِبُ اِلٰٓى اَهۡلِهٖ مَسۡرُوۡرًا ؕ‏ ٩

Wa yanqalibu ilaaa ahlihee masrooraa

And return to his people in happiness.

وَاَمَّا مَنۡ اُوۡتِىَ كِتٰبَهٗ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهٖۙ‏ ١٠

Wa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo waraaa'a zahrih

But as for he who is given his record behind his back,

فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُوۡا ثُبُوۡرًا ۙ‏ ١١

Fasawfa yad'oo subooraa

He will cry out for destruction

وَّيَصۡلٰى سَعِيۡرًا ؕ‏ ١٢

Wa yaslaa sa'eeraa

And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فِىۡۤ اَهۡلِهٖ مَسۡرُوۡرًا ؕ‏ ١٣

Innahoo kaana feee ahlihee masrooraa

Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;

اِنَّهٗ ظَنَّ اَنۡ لَّنۡ يَّحُوۡرَ ۛۚ‏ ١٤

Innahoo zanna al lai yahoor

Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allāh].

بَلٰٓى ۛۚ اِنَّ رَبَّهٗ كَانَ بِهٖ بَصِيۡرًا ؕ‏ ١٥

Balaaa inna Rabbahoo kaana bihee baseeraa

But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever, of him, Seeing.

فَلَاۤ اُقۡسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِۙ‏ ١٦

Falaaa uqsimu bishshafaq

So I swear by the twilight glow

وَالَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَۙ‏ ١٧

Wallaili wa maa wasaq

And [by] the night and what it envelops

وَالۡقَمَرِ اِذَا اتَّسَقَۙ‏ ١٨

Walqamari izat tasaq

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَنۡ طَبَقٍؕ‏ ١٩

Latarkabunna tabaqan 'an tabaq

[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.

فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَۙ‏ ٢٠

Famaa lahum laa yu'minoon

So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

وَاِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمُ الۡقُرۡاٰنُ لَا يَسۡجُدُوۡنَ ؕ ۩‏ ٢١

Wa izaa quri'a 'alaihimul Quraanu laa yasjudoon

And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?

بَلِ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا يُكَذِّبُوۡنَ ۖ‏ ٢٢

Balil lazeena kafaroo yukazziboon

But those who have disbelieved deny,

وَاللّٰهُ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوۡعُوۡنَ ۖ‏ ٢٣

Wallaahu a'lamu bimaa yoo'oon

And Allāh is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

فَبَشِّرۡهُمۡ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيۡمٍۙ‏ ٢٤

Fabashshirhum bi'azaabin aleem

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

اِلَّا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمۡ اَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُوۡنٍ‏ ٢٥

Illal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum ajrun ghairu mamnoon

Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.